Maple Leaf Viewing

Overview

A reel of the Noh drama Momiji-gari, in which Danjuro Ichikawa played opposite Onoe Kikugoro V as an ogress who has disguised herself as the Princess Sarashina. Filmed by Shibata Tsunekichi in the open air on a windy day in November 1899, Danjuro would allow only the one take, so that when his fan blew away in mid-performance the scene had to stay. The film re-emerged at the Kikikan theatre in 1907 where it was a great success and inspired a wave of fiction filmmaking based on traditional Japanese narratives.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 28, 1899

Original language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Osaka Nakaza,Nihon Sossen Katsudo Shashinkai

Cast

Danjuro Ichikawa,Kikugoro Onoe V

Director

Tsunekichi Shibata

Writer

Nobumitsu Kanze

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0000319